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Expert Witness Service
Financial Conduct Authority · London · 21-month contract
Held by Forvis Mazars
Expert witness tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
145 expert witness tenders and contracts, 29 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£50k
- Contracts a month2.1
- Won by SMEs57%
- Renewing in 6 months2
- Frameworks and DPSs2
Expert witness contracts
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51 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest expert witness contracts awarded
- Awarded13 Oct 2026GDHA Expert Witness ReportDepartment for Business and Trade · LondonWon by APPLITEST GmbH£13k
- Awarded21 Sep 2026Expert evidence in a court trialNatural Resources Wales · WalesWon by M J Carter Associates Ltd£46k
- Awarded8 Jul 2026WS00378 Operation Phoenix - ExpertFinancial Conduct Authority · LondonWon by Forvis Mazars£67k
- Awarded19 May 2026Expert Witness Services MOD v Trant EngineeringGovernment Legal DepartmentWon by MPG Quantity Surveyors Limited
- Awarded18 May 2026Expert - Witness Home Office Expert WitnessGovernment Legal DepartmentWon by Sigma Delta Psychiatry Expertise Ltd
- Awarded27 Apr 2026Court Appointed Experts - Alpha BiolaboratoriesLeicestershire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Alpha Biolaboratories Ltd£7k
- Awarded21 Apr 2026Court Appointed Expert - ST Assessments LimitedLeicestershire County Council · East MidlandsWon by ST Assessments Ltd£20k
- Awarded10 Apr 2026SFO-QUT88-AVESerious Fraud Office · LondonWon by Accounting Valuation Experts LLP£280k
- Awarded2 Apr 2026SFO/MARTELLO/Expert Support 2Serious Fraud Office · LondonWon by Martello Financial Services Ltd£335k
- Awarded28 Feb 2026Land AppealCotswold District Council · South WestWon by Gillespies LLP£29k
- Awarded10 Feb 2026SFO/GenCoun/AVE1/25Serious Fraud Office · LondonWon by Accounting Valuation Experts LLP£650k
- Awarded23 Jan 2026Court appointed experts - PCEALeicestershire County Council · East MidlandsWon by The Psychology Clinic of East Anglia Ltd£50k
- Awarded22 Jan 2026Contract Award Notice - Sandwich Town Tidal Defences - Expert WitnessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · South EastWon by Turner & Townsend£70k
- Awarded20 Jan 2026Expert report - C19SFUNEWNU1125Cabinet Office · LondonWon by Newcastle University£20k
- Awarded28 Oct 2025Expert report - UCL - Osborn / DykxhoornCabinet Office · LondonWon by UCL Consultants£30k
- Awarded28 Oct 2025SFO-Edinburgh InnovationsSerious Fraud Office · LondonWon by University of Edinburgh£28k
- Awarded25 Sep 2025Expert FeeGovernment Legal Department · East MidlandsWon by Bainbridge Hand Clinic£20k
- Awarded10 Sep 2025Expert Defence ReviewMaritime and Coastguard Agency · South EastWon by I K Macleod & Associates Ltd£11k
- Awarded22 Aug 2025SFO-MARTELLO-EXTSerious Fraud Office · LondonWon by Martello Financial Services Ltd£1m
- Awarded27 Jun 2025EM166 - AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT WITNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE INVESTIGATION OF A TREE FELLING INCIDENT IN NORTHWICHHealth and Safety Executive · North WestWon by TMN Arboriculture£14k
- Awarded21 May 2025multi-disciplinary Consultants as Expert WitnessesLondon Borough of Croydon · LondonWon by Squire&Partners£100k
- Awarded21 May 2025multi-disciplinary Consultants as Expert WitnessesLondon Borough of Croydon · LondonWon by HQH Group£175k
- Awarded20 May 2025GR/Expert Witness - Building SurveyorsBristol City Council · South WestWon by CS2 Chartered Surveyors and 2 more£70k
- Awarded6 May 2025Consultancy Services - Whitecross Appeal Landscape Expert WitnessOxfordshire County Council · South EastWon by AtkinsRéalis£29k
- Awarded3 Feb 2025Expert Witness - Noise ConsultantHS2 · West MidlandsWon by Southdowns Environmental Consultants Limited£75k
- Awarded30 Jan 2025Expert Witness ServiceFinancial Conduct Authority · LondonWon by Forvis Mazars£180k
- Awarded1 Dec 2024Markides Associates, Engineering and Transport ConsultantsWest Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by Markides Associates£30k
- Awarded27 Nov 2024Expert WitnessGovernment Legal Department · North WestWon by Neil Greenberg£15k
- Awarded19 Nov 2024Expert Witness ServicesGovernment Legal Department · West MidlandsWon by University of Warwick£51k
University of Edinburgh won the most expert witness contracts
Martello Financial Services Ltd won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
Central governmentCouncilsTransport and utilities
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Edinburgh London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £84k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Martello Financial Services Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.4m | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Accounting Valuation Experts LLP London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £930k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Forvis Mazars London · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £247k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Turner & Townsend London · See every contract | 2 | £115k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | University of Warwick West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £101k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | UCL Consultants London · See every contract | 2 | £50k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | FTI Consulting London · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £500k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | HQH Group London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £175k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Roberts & Holland LLP SME · See every contract | 1 | £150k | 1 |
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Who buys
Central government bodies award 63% of expert witness contracts
Councils buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £30k against £30k. Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought expert witness more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many expert witness contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many expert witness contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Central governmentCouncilsTransport and utilities
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serious Fraud Office | 9 | £2.9m |
| 2 | Cabinet Office | 9 | £261k |
| 3 | London Borough of Croydon | 7 | £485k |
| 4 | Government Legal Department | 7 | £134k |
| 5 | Leicestershire County Council | 3 | £77k |
| 6 | Financial Conduct Authority | 2 | £247k |
| 7 | HS2 | 2 | £223k |
| 8 | HM Revenue & Customs | 1 | £150k |
| 9 | City of London Corporation | 1 | £86k |
| 10 | Bristol City Council | 1 | £70k |
108 expert witness contracts awarded since 2021
- 182021
- 152022
- 122023
- 182024
- 312025
- 142026 so far
Prices
Half of expert witness contracts are worth £30k or less
Central governmentCouncilsTransport and utilities
The 10 biggest expert witness contracts
- Serious Fraud OfficeMartello Financial Services Ltd · 22 Aug 2025
- Serious Fraud OfficeAccounting Valuation Experts LLP · 10 Feb 2026
- Serious Fraud OfficeFTI Consulting · 8 Jan 2025
- Serious Fraud OfficeMartello Financial Services Ltd · 2 Apr 2026
- Serious Fraud OfficeAccounting Valuation Experts LLP · 10 Apr 2026
- Financial Conduct AuthorityForvis Mazars · 30 Jan 2025
- London Borough of CroydonHQH Group · 21 May 2025
- HM Revenue & CustomsRoberts & Holland LLP · 6 Mar 2025
- HS2Rupert Taylor Ltd · 5 Nov 2024
- London Borough of CroydonSquire&Partners · 21 May 2025
Renewing contracts
3 expert witness contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
2 in the next 6 months. Most expert witness work is one-off: 27% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
SFO/GenCoun/AVE1/25
Serious Fraud Office · London · 1-month contract
Held by Accounting Valuation Experts LLP
Ends Jun 2027
SFO/MARTELLO/Expert Support 2
Serious Fraud Office · London · 8-month contract
Held by Martello Financial Services Ltd
Where and when
London awards the most expert witness contracts. January and May are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 26 | £3.9m | £41k | Martello Financial Services Ltd, Accounting Valuation Experts LLP and 2 more (2 each) | Serious Fraud Office (9) | 3 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 5 | £127k | £20k | – | Leicestershire County Council (3) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 3 | £110k | £29k | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 2 | £29k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £126k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 2 | £99k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £46k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £50k a month
of expert witness contracts awarded.
Typical contract £38k x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.1
expert witness contracts are awarded in a typical month.
51 contracts in the last 2 years. - 2
expert witness contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 2
frameworks and DPSs are running for expert witness work.
0 open to join now. - 57%
of expert witness contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 47 award notices.
How many expert witness tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 145 | 29 |
| Contracts awarded | 94 | 16 |
12 expert witness contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 4 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 19 buyers awarded expert witness contracts to 45 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many expert witness contracts does the UK public sector award?
51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 19 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector expert witness contract worth?
The median is £30k, and 90% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector expert witness contracts?
University of Edinburgh won the most (3). Martello Financial Services Ltd won the most by value (£1.4m).
Which buyers award the most expert witness contracts?
Central government bodies award 63% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most expert witness contracts?
London: 26 of 51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East Midlands (5) and the South East (3).
How many expert witness contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
3 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 30 November 2026. Another 8 ending are one-off work.
What is included
Independent experts giving evidence or reports in litigation and tribunal appeals, where the notice buys the expert evidence itself.
- Expert witnesses for commercial litigation and prosecutions
- Expert witness advice with no stated discipline
- Sourcing and instruction of independent experts for litigation and tribunal appeals
What is not included
- Medical, psychiatric and clinical expert opinion (another industry: healthcare)
- Parenting and social work assessments (another industry: social-care)
- Surveyor expert reports on housing disrepair (see Damp, mould and housing disrepair surveys)
- Valuation and rating experts,
- Quantum and delay experts (see Quantity surveying)
- Forensic accounting experts (see Forensic accounting)